Looking back on 2019...

I see the burning of Notre Dame as a metaphor for our world. All we’ve built is now burning. And it looks like maybe it can’t all be saved.

My view of 2020 so far...

We've entered a new level of Hell.

I'm tired of being lied to.
I'm tired of being gaslighted.
I'm tired of the racism and bigotry.
I'm tired of the cruelty.
I'm tired of the blind loyalty.
I'm tired of the cult of personality.
I'm tired of the defense of criminality.
I'm tired of being tired.
I'm so so very tired.

As I look at what the impeached dictator-in-chief has been doing these past few days, I realize that I'm going to spend the rest of this year in a state of extreme disbelief and outrage. So, for the sake of my BP, I'm going to focus my attention on the primaries and November.

Things are not improving with the orange impeached dictator.

As I watch the primaries, my hopes for this nation fade. It seems absurd that non-dictator-supporting peoples can't manage to at least agree that voting for a non-dictator is better than not voting at all.

Is it November yet?

It's Super Tuesday. If you are in a Super Tuesday state, please vote as if your life depends upon it. Vote for the very best candidate in your view. Don't let "electability" or pundits and other naysayers keep you from voting your choice.

I am sad and disappointed.

Elizabeth Warren: "If you say, 'Yeah, there was sexism in this race,' everyone says, 'Whiner!' And if you say, 'No, there was no sexism,' about a bazillion women think, 'What planet do you live on? I will have a lot more to say on that subject later."

Moving onward...

We have a president to elect. Make the choice for who you think is best. I have no serious preference, except for the belief that Biden will be more unifying for the country.

We have a Senate to take back. That’s what I’m going to be focusing on now.

Actually, I lied. I do have a strong preference. Biden is the one person who can get the job done. Vote Biden.

Over 3,000 identified by test, many more sick without test, plus over 60 dead.

2020 is turning out to be an epic year. I wonder what they will be saying about us in 2120?

As of 12:28 pm today, https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ shows 7,568 cases with 117 dead. In just three days since my last update. We're closing in on France now, number-wise. Our population is far greater than theirs of course, so poor comparison. Testing is on an uptick. More to come.

Today Worldometer says 26,684 cases total, 340 dead. We are number three, behind China and Italy.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Today Worldometer says 100,392 cases total, 1,543 dead. We are number one.

2020 is not living up to its initial promise.
Or, perhaps, it is exceeding expectations greatly.
I'm not sure which is correct.

Nonetheless, I am very tired of this time line. So tired.

April has arrived. After living through the horror of March, I'm almost afraid to imagine what April may have in store for us.

April is scaring the hell out of me.

At this moment WorldOMeters shows

323,953 (US cases)
9,186 (US deaths)

1,245,741 (World cases)
67,928 (World deaths)

This is nowhere near a plateau stage.

And the impeached and incompetent one has put Jared in charge?

AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH

We are #1. The USA has 500,879 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 18,637 deaths as of this afternoon.

Have a good Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay home.
Stream your church services. Skype your relatives.
Wash your hands.

This is not a COVID-19 thread. This is a "hey, great, it's 2020!" thread.

Oh, my. 2020 sure has been something so far, hasn't it? And it's barely 1/4 done.

I took several days off this week from paying attention to the numbers. Everybody needs a break now and then, right? But wow.

699,006 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US as of 5 pm today
36,849 DEAD

Here in CT, we're at 16,809 with 1,036 DEAD.

That's DEAD, Mr. Trump. DEAD. Not "unconscious" or whatever it was you said the other day. They're not coming back. Ever. These are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, every single one of these DEAD were SOMEBODY. And you sit in your Oval Office and watch tv and tweet. RESIGN NOW.

April has lasted so long. What is this, the 94th day of April now? When will we move on to May? Or do I want to move to May? Will this year just keep getting worse? Is there a bottom to this abyss we find ourselves in?

Per Mayor Elicker just now:

"New Haven has 932 positive cases for COVID-19 with 27 untimely deaths."

YIKES!!!

Day 40 of self-isolating, which started on March 12. We're having fun here. Time has lost all meaning.

2020 is just getting stranger every minute. Rumor has it that Kim Jong Un is in grave condition following heart surgery last week. Possibly brain dead. Who will succeed him?

As I don't want to be spreading false rumors... Kim Jong Un still not seen in public as of today, but reports of his illness definitely being downplayed and unconfirmed. Ah, well. It was a nice diversion, but I wish death on nobody so I hope he is well. https://www.ft.com/content/d34e3008-c60c-4be6-a7be-8b230aa83592

So... we have reached the UV light and disinfectants injected inside the body stage of the Trump presidency.

I can't even begin to understand the mentality of those people defending this right now.

Please. Do NOT inject or drink disinfectants or spend too much time in UV light.

May 1.

May Day.

Am I confused as to how we're now in the fifth month of the year?
Or relieved that we now only have eight more months to go?
I'm not sure. This year sure has been a doozy so far though.
Hoping for improvement soon.

I mark today as the day that Trump showed clearly that he is turning his back on the health of the people and returning to his campaign schedule as if all is well, nothing is happening. The task force will be disbanded. All is well. Nothing is happening. 72,242 dead. ARGH!!!!!!!!

Today is May 12.

That is all.

83,262 deaths
1,406,519 cases
280,509 recovered

I feel like we're in a lull ... numbers have dropped, but states are reopening ... biding time to second wave?

May 26, 2020

We've hit the 100,000 dead mark and the orange impeached beast is still tweeting nonsense. Fuck him.

My 88 y/o mum is undergoing surgery in the next hour or so.
Which means multiple high risk family members also risking infection with covid.
So there's that.

I'm so tired of 2020.

https://twitter.com/stevesmithffx/status/1265560877547257856?s=21 https://twitter.com/stevesmithffx/status/1265560877547257856

My mother died today. May she rest in peace.

I am grateful for warm weather, sunny skies, and lazy Friday afternoons.

A new record. Over 35,000 cases of COVID-19 posted today. 124,200 deaths currently on the WorldOMeters site.

We're losing the battle and Trump does not care. The GOP does not care. Since deaths are down, it's not their problem anymore.

Meanwhile at risk people stay locked down.

How long do I stay isolated so that people can go to bars and casinos and Trump can get his false economic recovery?

Why does my life not matter to Trump? To the GOP? To my young neighbors crowding into a bar?

Why are the lives of at risk people considered expendable?

JULY 1!!! Midway through 2020. I can't WAIT for this year to be OVER! I am not alone in this, I suspect.

So... we're breaking records daily. Over 47,000 cases confirmed just today of Covid-19 and 130,763 deaths as of this post.

Meanwhile, I'm still on lockdown. How much longer?

By what I'm seeing online - crowded pubs and pool parties - much, much longer.

Sigh...

I do hope everybody is having a happy AND SAFE Fourth of July weekend!

July 15. Tax day. Did you do your taxes?

140,140 deaths listed on the Worldometer site as of this evening. Is this the last time I will be able to trust the reported numbers? Hospitals are now required to report to a database closed off from researchers. I hope someone is suing.

Hiding data from Americans is blatantly UN-American and I hope there are laws to prevent this and that somebody out there is fighting it.

Hiding data won't make the virus go away. It won't make anything better. That Trump thinks it will is merely proof of his self-centeredness.

This year has lasted decades. I've lost all track of time. I woke up yesterday sure it was Saturday. It was not.

I'm spending my Saturday afternoon watching cooking shows on public television and thinking "I should be knitting" but too lazy to clear my table so I can knit. Yet.

Will take a nap first.

Over 70,000 new cases and 1,462 new deaths reported on July 31 and our government doesn't blink an eye.

But now it's August. Yay for August!

Not that I expect we'll do any better, but I was just really tired of July. It lasted about a year.

Time continues to be unstable.

This was from this thread in early February. This, a thousand times over, is how I feel six months later. "Stop the world, I want to get off" has never been more real to me than in 2020.

Oh, and Isaias is heading our way. Stay safe, Florida peeps. https://twitter.com/eastrockpark/status/1225176008996937730?s=20